The subject of police accountability includes some of the most important developments in American policing: the control of officer-involved shootings and excessive use of force, citizen complaints and the best procedures for handling them, allegations of racial discrimination, early intervention systems to monitor officer behavior, and police self-monitoring efforts. The Third Edition of The New World of Police Accountability provides an original and comprehensive analysis of some of the most important developments in policing over the past twenty years with a keen and incisive perspective. Esteemed authors and policing researchers, Samuel Walker and Carol A. Archbold provide readers with a comprehensive description of the most recent developments and an analysis of what works, what reforms are promising, and what has proven unsuccessful. The book offers detailed coverage of critical incident reporting, pattern analysis of critical incidents, early intervention systems, internal and external review of citizen complaints, and federal consent decrees.
The New World of Police Accountability, Third Edition is designed as a supplement for undergraduate and graduate policing courses. The book will also be of interest to scholars, police officials, citizen oversight officials, and community activists.
